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<br /> SPORTS INJURIES
<br /> The table below shows estimates of injuries, deaths and participants associated with
<br /> various sports. Methods and coverage of reporting may vary among sources and can
<br /> affect comparisons between sports. Because this list is not complete and the number
<br /> of participants varies greatly, no inference should be made concerning the relative
<br /> hazard of these sports or rank with respect to risk of injury.
<br /> SPORT ODDS FOR INJURY INJURIES FATALITIES
<br /> PARTICIPANTS
<br /> Baseball 1 in 28 474,261 (a) 13,556,000(b)
<br /> Basketball 1 in 55 457,034 4(c) 25,322,000(b) •
<br /> Boating 1 in 19 2,757(d) 1,116(d) 52,588,000(b)
<br /> Boxing 1 in 2 7,926 -2(e) 16,000(e)
<br /> Football 1 in 3 422,121 6(f) 1,575,000(f)
<br /> Hang Gliding 1 in 11 1,373(k) 13(h) 30,000(h)
<br /> Ice Skating 1 in 928
<br /> 19,431 (a) 18,032,000(b)
<br /> Parachuting 1 in 15 2,231(k) 29(i) 35,000(i)
<br /> Roller Skating 1 in 268 112,398 (a) 30,156,000(b)
<br /> Scuba Diving 1 in 2,312 1,016 105(j) 2,350,000(j)
<br /> Skin Diving, Snorkeling (a) 20(j) (a)
<br /> Sledding S 24,347 (a) (a)
<br /> Snowmobiling 1 in 750 11,456 60(k) 8,594,000(b)
<br /> Snow Skiing 1 in 453 42,939 (a) 19,490,000(b)
<br /> Swimming 1 in 750 136,329 2,100(j) 102,286,000(b)
<br /> Tennis 1 in 862 29,524
<br /> (a) 25,450,000(b)
<br /> Water Skiing 1 in 608 29,620 47(d) 18,032,000(b)
<br /> Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)estimates for 1983 except where noted •
<br /> (a)Estimate not available;(b)AC.Nielsen Company(1982);(c)National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA),1982;(d)U.S.
<br /> Coast Guard(1985);(e)Ring Magazine(in sanctioned,professional matches);(f)NCAA(1985);(k)CPSC(1982);(h)U.S. Hang
<br /> Gliding Association(1982);(i)U.S. Parachute Association;(j)National Underwater Accident Data Center(1981);(I) National
<br /> Safety Council(1982)
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